From W. T. Preyer 9 May 1870
Jena, University,
May 9, 1870.
Dear Sir,
I beg you to accept my very best thanks for the most interesting letter you had the kindness to address to me.1 I would long since have sent you the biographical sketch: “Charles Darwin”, eine biographische Skizze with your portrait published in the “Ausland”, had I not been absent from here for two months.2 I only arrived here, coming from Naples, a few days ago. I hope the german article may not displease you. At the same time I take the liberty of sending you a book published by Dr. O. Peschel, in Augsburg, editor of the “Ausland”.3 It is in his name that I subjoin it to my paper.
I have been told that you intend to write a book on the application of your theory to the development of mankind.4 I should feel very much obliged if you would kindly inform me when this work is to be published, but only in case you can find without difficulty five minutes of leisure for, dear Sir | your’s most truly | Wm. Preyer
Footnotes
Bibliography
Peschel, Oscar Ferdinand. 1870. Neue Probleme der vergleichenden Erdkunde als Versuch einer Morphologie der Erdoberfläche. Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot.
Summary
Sends his "Charles Darwin, eine biographische Skizze" [Das Ausland 2 Apr 1870].
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-7181
- From
- William Thierry (William) Preyer
- To
- Charles Robert Darwin
- Sent from
- Jena University
- Source of text
- DAR 174: 68
- Physical description
- ALS 1p
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 7181,” accessed on 24 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-7181.xml
Also published in The Correspondence of Charles Darwin, vol. 18